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It's been a lovely and exciting time here at Bella HQ - the twins have a little baby brother! He kept us waiting for a fortnight over his due date, but is absolutely gorgeous and a very welcome addition to the family!

I can't believe how long it's been since I last blogged and for that I apologise, but for now a quick round up of the last few months!

October, November and December were completely manic from a crafting point of view, with lots of lovely shows and fairs and dozens of orders pouring in for Christmas gifts and decorations, which I absolutely loved. Along side of this I was coping with the ongoing and constant worry of my eldest son, Ben, who is an Army officer, being away on his first deployment to Afghanistan. Fortunately, our guardian angel was watching over us and in true Hollywood style, he arrived home for Christmas on Christmas Eve, which was beyond wonderful!

In November I had another chance to travel to Birmingham for another tweet up with fellow winners of Dragon's Den star Theo Paphitis' Small Business Sunday Award (or #SBS), and enjoyed a lovely networking session. I was lucky enough to win the award in August 2011 and since that time have met some fabulous people, who are very supportive and encouraging.

In between Christmas and New Year I was lucky enough to be able to move upstairs into my very own craft room, which is absolutely wonderful. I love the fact that the room is so "me" and also I can make as much mess as I like when I'm being creative. I love it!